Small fish that often can be found in the seas of Cyprus.
Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Ασπρόγυλος. Asprógylos.
Greek name - description
It is a small fish (belongs to the family of Osteichthyes) that occurs frequently in the seas of Cyprus (Great Encyclopedia of Cyprus, vol. 3, entry ασπρόγυλος,ο, 25-26).
Additional information and bibliography
Bibliography
Pavlides A. (ed.) (1985), Great Encyclopedia of Cyprus, vol. 3, Filokypros, Nicosia.
Researcher/Recorder
Kyriaki Panteli, Argyro Xenophontos
Foods
Fishing and fish dishes
In recent years, in Cyprus, fish was served as follows: oftá (chargrilled), fried, hoglastá (boiled), savóro (marinated), plakí (in the oven) and yahní (in tomato sauce).